Quotes about earthquake
earthquakes three judgment
The most remarkable feature about the magnitude scale was that it worked at all and that it could be extended on a worldwide basis. It was originally envisaged as a rather rough-and-ready procedure by which we could grade earthquakes. We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium, and small; the point is, we wanted to avoid personal judgments. It actually turned out to be quite a finely tuned scale. Charles Francis Richter
earthquakes vibrations facts
As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs.
earthquakes drs plot
[In plotting earthquake measurements] the range between the largest and smallest magnitudes seemed unmanageably large. Dr. Beno Gutenberg then made the natural suggestion to plot the amplitudes logarithmically.
earthquakes names justice
The usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world.
earthquakes energy introducing
If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.
earthquakes scientist building
Scientists say an 8.9 earthquake here could knock down buildings, flood coastal areas... and improve the roads. Bill Maher
earthquakes people news
We can break news really fast. When an earthquake happens, there are people Twittering about it. Biz Stone
earthquakes people support
The outpouring of support from millions of people in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti has been impressive. Bill Gates
earthquakes planets unfinished
It takes an earthquake to remind us that we walk on the crust of an unfinished planet. Charles Kuralt
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The reverberations at first will be subterranean, but they will be of earthquake proportions. Reed Hundt
earthquake global india needs network rest surely
India surely needs to network with the rest of the global earthquake community. It needs to re-think on all old issues. Kapil Sibal
earthquake heard known lifetime
I'm 81. and never in my lifetime have I known of, read of, heard of an earthquake of that instensity before,
earthquakes rubbish england
If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event. Douglas William Jerrold
earthquake far motion near scientists tunnel
In an earthquake, the motion is at surface, ... Back in '92 there was a 5.6 or 5.7 earthquake not far from Yucca, and there were scientists in a tunnel near the epicenter and they didn't even know an earthquake happened.
earthquakes feelings storm
I was awakened by a tremendous earthquake, and though I hadn ever before enjoyed a storm of this sort, the strange thrilling motion could not be mistaken, and I ran out of my cabin, both glad and frightened, shouting, "A noble earthquake! A noble earthquake" feeling sure I was going to learn something. John Muir
earthquakes interesting people
It is always interesting to see people in dead earnest, from whatever cause, and earthquakes make everybody earnest.
earthquakes causes sin
Whatever the natural cause, sin is the true cause of all earthquakes. John Wesley
earthquakes awards oscars
The Oscar sits on some shelf above my desk. If there was an earthquake, I could actually be killed by my own Academy Award. Helen Hunt
earthquakes generosity support
The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the Pakistani earthquake victims. Jon Porter
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These are our levees. And the earthquake is our hurricane. Christine Gregoire
earthquake francisco move san
San Francisco sits on an earthquake fault, ... So do you say: Move 'em all out of there? John Breaux
earthquake fires francisco san untold
San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires
earthquake
They're not over. For a shallow-depth earthquake like this they go on, sometimes for a year.
earthquake major time
A major earthquake is no time for on-the-job training. Jim Talent
earthquake lead taken
This is an earthquake which has taken us back 50 years and will lead to an upheaval. Silvan Shalom
earthquake hard middle
This is an earthquake in the Middle East. It's hard to see any negotiations now between anybody.
earthquake felt huge number
There weren't a huge number of reports. On our website, typically after a felt earthquake we would have hundreds.
earthquake major
There'll be no major earthquake in Lebanon. There'll be only one element: the presidency,
earthquake expect large occur parts series
This is a series of quakes like those that occur in many other parts of the world. We don't expect to have a large earthquake or a devastating earthquake from this.
earthquake fault particular prediction testing types whether
This is not an earthquake prediction instrument. We are testing whether these types of earthquakes on this particular fault are predictable.
earthquakes fire scary
It was scary when the Beatles came on the scene. It was like an earthquake or a fire or an accident. Sonny Bono
earthquakes axes tilt
Soon the earth will tilt on its axis and begin to dance to the reggae beat to the accompaniment of earthquake. And who can resist the dance of the earthquake, mon? Peter Tosh
earthquakes miracle agents
God's interventions are miracles: events that cannot happen by merely natural agents but only by a supernatural agent. They no more interfere with our free will than natural events like earthquakes. We choose how to respond to them. Peter Kreeft